The fight concluded the NBCSN-televised event at Chicago Theatre, which followed early fights on Facebook.

As PFL’s “regular season” rolls on and fighters try to tally points for high seeds in the “playoffs”/tournaments, Brooks had to settle for three points – he didn’t get any bonus points for a stoppage – for his victory, which came via 30-27 scores across the board.

In the first round, Brooks struggled to get going. He could do little with an early takedown, and once back up, Firmino proved the quicker and more accurate striker. Additionally, a late-round single-leg takedown, which punches set up, gave him some confidence heading into the second.

However, Brooks then found his range, and scored a takedown. Once back up, his punches also found their mark. Undeterred, though, Firmino answered in kind and stalled the action against the cage. As they traded jabs and low kicks – and finally some power shots – no one took a clear edge until Brooks’ late-round takedown.

In the third and final frame, Brooks used a few key takedowns to take top position for most of the five minutes, which sealed the deal (via Twitter):

Foster lands crushing third-round knee

In the co-main event, Brian Foster delivered an abrupt end to what had been shaping up to be a competitive affair.

Foster (28-10) tagged fellow lightweight and UFC vet Ramsey Nijem (9-7) with a decisive blow. He also nets his 27th stoppage in 28 career wins.

After a back-and-forth first round that saw the fighters jockeying for position against the cage and on the mat, a firefight started the second round as the fighters traded powerful kicks and punches. Nijem, though, forced the fight to the mat, and he maintained top position while dodging shots from below to finish the round with some effective offense from the top.

In the final frame, though, Foster quickly turned the tide with a flying knee that dazed and dropped Nijem. A few follow-up shots from Foster sealed the deal, and the ref waved off the fight just 23 seconds into the final frame (via Twitter):

Once the fight got underway, Harrison clinched, scored a trip takedown, and then went to work on the mat. After moving to dominant positions and raining down punches, she eventually took Elkin’s back, threatened with a rear-naked choke, ultimately moved to an arm, rolled, and then forced a tap-out with an armbar (via Twitter):

It was a quick, efficient and perfectly fitting arrival to pro MMA for one of the top female prospects in recent years.

However, the question now remains: Who can be her next opponents? After competing at 172 pounds in the Olympics and getting down to 155 for her pro debut, PFL officials will need to comb the globe for fitting next foes, though Harrison’s planned to 145 should help.

Escudero gets controversial win over High

Jason High briefly shoved a ref and threw a chair, though his anger might be a bit understandable.

After High used takedowns and ground control to edge the first two rounds, lightweight opponent Efrain Escudero (30-13) slapped on a surprise guillotine as he was forced to the mat early in the third round. The ref halted the bout just 35 seconds into the frame after what he thought was a tap. High (21-7) clearly didn’t agree.

When High moved his arm while seemingly try to reset while in top position, Escudero’s corner yelled that he tapped. The ref seemed to agree and halted the bout just a second later. High, though, immediately yelled in anger, shoved his open palm in the ref’s chest, and immediately protested the stoppage to anyone willing to listen (via Twitter):

O’Connell goes from booth to victory lap

Early in the evening, the former UFC fighter was part of the commentary team for the Facebook-streamed prelims. He then headed backstage and got ready for his main-card opener, in which O’Connell (18-9) scored a second-round victory over fellow light heavyweight Ronny Markes (17-6).

O’Connell was forced to his back throughout the first round after Markes scored a series of takedowns and stymied his opponent’s attempts for a standup or better position. Instead, O’Connell survived until the end of the first round and came out strong in the second. After sidestepping a flying knee and eating a punch, he countered with a vicious lefthand that immediately dropped Markes. O’Connell then rained down a couple dozen punches as Markes could do little but cover up. The stoppage came at the 0:41 mark do the round (via Twitter):